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2022. DocuSign announces end-to-end contract lifecycle integration inside Slack



Slack has always excelled in its ability to perform tasks seamlessly, eliminating the need to navigate multiple applications. In 2020, DocuSign introduced electronic signature integration within Slack, which proved especially valuable during the peak of the pandemic. Today, DocuSign announced a significant advancement: the entire contract lifecycle can now be managed directly within Slack. Recognizing the importance of integrating the signing process into the most widely used SaaS tools, DocuSign has been exploring various avenues. This development follows the company's earlier announcement this year regarding document signing in Zoom, another application that experienced a surge in popularity during the pandemic-induced lockdown.


2021. Yousign raises $36.6M to build a European alternative to DocuSign



French startup Yousign has successfully raised a Series A funding round amounting to $36.6 million. While you may already be familiar with well-known e-signature solutions like DocuSign, Adobe Sign, SignNow, and HelloSign, Yousign distinguishes itself as a platform specifically designed for the European market from its inception. Yousign aims to establish itself as the European alternative to these American companies. In particular, the startup focuses on persuading small and medium-sized businesses that have yet to adopt an e-signature solution. Instead of encouraging existing DocuSign customers to switch, Yousign seeks to attract new customers to embrace the convenience of e-signatures. Similar to other e-signature services, Yousign enables users to create document templates, establish approval workflows, and set up reminders. The platform ensures that the appropriate individuals sign the documents through robust authentication processes, and all activities are precisely timestamped. Yousign operates on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, meaning users must subscribe and pay a recurring fee to access the service.

2021. Box acquires eSignature startup SignRequest for new content workflows



Box has announced its acquisition of SignRequest, an e-signature startup, for a sum of $55 million. This strategic acquisition fills a crucial gap in Box's offerings, providing the company with a native signature component that was previously absent from its platform. By incorporating SignRequest's technology, Box gains the ability to offer seamless e-signature capabilities directly within its platform, enabling new workflows and enhancing user experiences. The importance of remote work has become increasingly evident, particularly during the pandemic, as it offers enhanced safety and flexibility. Even in a post-pandemic world with a return to more face-to-face interactions, the ability to perform tasks entirely in the cloud and eliminate paper-based workflows will significantly accelerate processes and enhance overall efficiency.


2020. Sales document workflow startup PandaDoc gets $30M



PandaDoc, a startup that specializes in a comprehensive digital sales document workflow encompassing proposals, electronic signatures, and payment collection, has recently announced a $30 million Series B extension. The company's growth strategy revolves around leveraging their eSignature tool as a means to onboard users onto their platform. In response to the pandemic's impact in the United States, PandaDoc made their eSignature tool available for free in March. This decision has proven to be an effective lead magnet, attracting more individuals to become familiar with the company. Once users engage with the platform, they have the opportunity to explore a wider range of tools, potentially converting into paying customers.


2020. DocuSign acquires Seal Software for $188M to enhance its AI chops



Contract management service DocuSign has announced its acquisition of Seal Software for $188 million. Established in 2010, Seal Software may not be widely recognized, but its clientele includes prominent companies such as PayPal, Dell, Nokia, and even DocuSign itself. These organizations utilize Seal's contract management tools, as well as its analytics, discovery, and data extraction services. It is specifically Seal's AI capabilities, developed over time to assist businesses in contract analysis, that motivated DocuSign to pursue the acquisition. This move aims to significantly streamline processes such as legal reviews, enabling substantial time savings for DocuSign and its customers.


2019. Dropbox aquired e-signature service HelloSign



Dropbox has announced its acquisition of HelloSign for a total of $230 million. HelloSign is a company specializing in lightweight document workflow and eSignature services. This acquisition aligns with Dropbox's Extension capability, which was introduced last year, and HelloSign was among the companies involved in its launch. While Dropbox will continue to encourage companies to expand the Dropbox solution, this acquisition provides Dropbox with its own capability that does not rely on partnerships, as HelloSign is already integrated with Dropbox through Extensions. HelloSign will operate as a standalone business within the Dropbox family under the new arrangement.


2018. DocuSign filed for IPO



DocuSign, the trailblazer in e-signatures, is preparing for its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) within the next six months. By leveraging a commonly used provision of the JOBS Act, DocuSign has confidentially submitted its IPO filing, with plans to unveil it a few weeks prior to its public debut. Similar to Dropbox, which is set to go public this week after years of anticipation, DocuSign, headquartered in San Francisco, has been generating excitement as an IPO candidate for several years. Since its establishment in 2003, the company has successfully raised over $500 million in funding and currently holds a valuation of $3 billion. Notable investors such as Kleiner Perkins, Bain Capital, Intel Capital, GV (Google Ventures), and Dell have recognized the potential of DocuSign and have made significant investments in the company.


2017. Zoho launched digital signature app for business - Zoho Sign



Zoho has recently introduced a new service called Zoho Sign, which offers a comprehensive digital signature application tailored for businesses. This app allows users to conduct the entire signing process from the cloud, enabling them to efficiently finalize deals within minutes. Zoho Sign seamlessly integrates with other Zoho applications such as Zoho CRM and Writer, as well as with popular daily productivity tools like Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and OneDrive. This seamless integration ensures that signing contracts becomes effortless, no matter where you are, and keeps your deals progressing smoothly. Zoho Sign is a valuable addition to the Zoho suite, catering to the needs of large enterprises and SMEs across various industries including finance, construction, manufacturing, real estate, and healthcare.


2016. DocuSign partners with major payment providers to offer pay at signing



Electronic signature provider DocuSign now offers the ability for users to include a digital payment during the signing process. This feature is particularly valuable for contracts that necessitate an initial payment to proceed. Previously, parties had to handle payment separately from the electronic contract signing, often resorting to phone calls, emails, or traditional mail to collect payment before work could commence or the agreement could be deemed official. The introduction of this payments functionality enables parties to conveniently arrange payments upfront, resulting in a streamlined process overall.


2015. Sales content managment service PandaDoc gets $5M



The automation-focused startup PandaDoc has recently secured a $5 million investment. PandaDoc specializes in streamlining the creation of quotes, proposals, and contracts through its platform. Acting as a content layer that integrates with CRM tools, the product currently supports popular platforms such as Salesforce.com, Zoho, Pipeliner, and Base. It also collaborates with Zendesk, facilitating the distribution of renewal contracts and other relevant information by customer service personnel. To simplify the content creation process for sales teams, PandaDoc offers a range of pre-defined templates that can be tailored to suit each company's specific requirements. These templates encompass various components, including standard introductory content and pricing tables with predefined discounts.


2015. Electronic signature platform DocuSign raises $233M



DocuSign, a renowned company recognized for its electronic signature platform, has successfully secured a funding of $233 million. DocuSign stands as one of the market leaders and a globally accepted standard for electronic signatures. Its electronic signature platform is the largest and fastest-growing in the world, empowering businesses to swiftly and securely complete transactions online, while enhancing compliance and reducing costs. Unlike sluggish and costly document management systems, DocuSign's cloud computing-based electronic signature platform serves as a comprehensive replacement. The CEO of DocuSign has outlined three primary objectives for the company: to expand its revenue, make progress towards profitability, and establish its global identity standard. To achieve these goals, a portion of the newly acquired capital will be allocated towards facilitating international expansion.


2015. Adobe launches Document Cloud for Acrobat and EchoSign


Adobe is set to unveil its third cloud offering, known as Adobe Document Cloud, joining the ranks of Creative Cloud and Marketing Cloud. At the core of this new venture is Acrobat DC, a comprehensive version of Acrobat designed for desktop, web, and mobile platforms. It will introduce free e-signing tools leveraging Adobe EchoSign, along with advanced image handling capabilities and OCR technology. Additionally, Adobe is introducing Fill and Sign, a new mobile application, as well as an enhanced Acrobat enterprise solution that includes features such as fine-grained permission controls and integrations with third-party platforms. These new applications enable users to effortlessly create and edit PDFs directly from their devices. For instance, users can capture a photo of a document using their smartphone and automatically convert it into a PDF format. The primary aim is to provide a cohesive user experience across all platforms, with e-signing capabilities serving as a prominent feature.


2015. DocuSign acquires digital signature provider CoSign



DocuSign has announced its acquisition of ARX, building upon their successful three-year business partnership. This collaboration brings together ARX's exceptional CoSign digital signature technology with DocuSign's leading Digital Transaction Management (DTM) platform, enabling customers worldwide to conduct business transactions with complete trust and confidence. ARX's CoSign line of products holds crucial compliance certifications, such as NIST's FIPS 140-2 Level 3 and Common Criteria EAL4+, which are highly valued by customers across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. CoSign is extensively utilized by millions of users in heavily regulated industries like life sciences, government and public sector, financial services, healthcare, and engineering. Moreover, the CoSign product line seamlessly integrates with a wide range of systems, including Microsoft Office, Office 365, SharePoint, Nintex, K2, OpenText, Oracle, Alfresco, and more.


2014. Citrix acquired digital signature service RightSignature



Citrix has recently acquired RightSignature, a leading electronic document signing platform that seamlessly complements Citrix's ShareFile, a file storage, sync, and sharing platform. Over the past year, the two companies have collaborated and successfully integrated their solutions. ShareFile is widely used by users for on-premises storage or to facilitate data mobilization in existing systems like SharePoint or file shares. With the incorporation of RightSignature, users can now maintain the security and confidentiality of their documents. RightSignature offers an elegant and intuitive user interface, replicating the experience of pen-and-paper signing within any web browser. The integration between ShareFile and RightSignature is already available as an add-on for all ShareFile accounts, empowering users with a comprehensive and seamless document signing experience.


2011. Adobe tries to fix its SaaS business with EchoSign acquisition



Over the past year, FedEx earned about half a billion dollars on transfering paper documents. It proves that the electronic signature market will continue to grow rapidly. Adobe (aka the giant of the electronic documents space) also understands this. Last week Adobe acquired the most successful electronic signature service - EchoSign. Adobe intends to close its own service eSignatures (which was still in beta) and integrate EchoSign into its SaaS suite Acrobat.com. However, if you look at what Acrobat.com has recently become, this news is likely to be less of a cause for celebration than commiseration with EchoSign’s users and fans. ***


2011. Adobe acquires electronic signature company EchoSign



Adobe has recently completed the acquisition of EchoSign, a web-based provider specializing in electronic signatures and signature automation. The exact financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. With this strategic move, Adobe aims to integrate EchoSign's electronic signature technology into its document exchange services platform. This integration is expected to streamline the process of obtaining signatures for documents, reducing both time and costs while simplifying the overall workflow. As a consequence of this acquisition, Adobe has decided to discontinue its own cloud-based electronic signature service, known as eSignatures or eSign, which was introduced in May of the previous year. Currently in beta, eSign will be phased out and eventually discontinued in the near future.